The Role for Acupuncture in COPD Management
June 12, 2012
About one in 10 adults older than 40 years of age have COPD. For these individuals dyspnea is the primary…
“He will definitely not survive” – I do not think it means what you think it means
May 30, 2012
Photo Copyright Annie Levy, 2008 Sorry, stuckon the Princess Bride references. At our most recent geriatrics journal club we discussed…
USPSTF Recommendations for Falls Prevention
May 29, 2012
The United States Preventative Services Task Force just released a final recommendation about falls prevention strategies in the primary care…
Rant: “Hospice and Palliative Medicine” Not Listed
May 28, 2012
Quick one here (a little too long for a tweet). I’ve been filling out re-credentialing at the hospital, and was…
A Chance to Revise the POLST
May 24, 2012
We have written a lot about POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) in previous GeriPal posts. Mostly, with great…
The longer you live, the longer it will take to die
May 22, 2012
Age is one of the great modern adventures, a technological marvel—we’re given several more youthfulish decades if we take care…
Purity of Intention is A Shaky Foundation
May 17, 2012
I wrote previously of the anti-choice attack on palliative care and the vulnerability of providers whose protection rests on proof…
A Thin Reed to Hang On
May 16, 2012
It’s no news to most GeriPal readers that a cadre of anti-choice forces targets end-of-life care. In their sights are…
The Fellowship Match: Geriatrics Is In, Palliative Care is Still Out
May 2, 2012
The biggest announcement so far at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting is that Geriatricswill be entering into the fellowship…
An Appeal to Bring Medical Eduction into Nursing Homes
May 1, 2012
What happens when the head of one of the most prominent medical education journals publishes a call for every medical…